diff --git a/dist/Transpiler.js b/dist/Transpiler.js
index 79dab3730..f673dadc2 100644
--- a/dist/Transpiler.js
+++ b/dist/Transpiler.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ var LuaTranspiler = /** @class */ (function () {
     };
     LuaTranspiler.prototype.transpileImport = function (node) {
         var importFile = this.transpileExpression(node.moduleSpecifier);
-        if (!node.importClause) {
+        if (!node.importClause || !node.importClause.namedBindings) {
             throw new TranspileError("Default Imports are not supported, please use named imports instead!", node);
         }
         var imports = node.importClause.namedBindings;
@@ -542,16 +542,20 @@ var LuaTranspiler = /** @class */ (function () {
                 var params_1 = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments);
                 return this.transpileMathExpression(node.expression.name) + ("(" + params_1 + ")");
             }
+            if (ts.isIdentifier(node.expression) && node.expression.escapedText == "String") {
+                var params_2 = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments);
+                return this.transpileStringExpression(node.expression.name) + ("(" + params_2 + ")");
+            }
             // Include context parameter if present
             var callPath_1 = (expType && expType.symbol) ? expType.symbol.name + "." + node.expression.name.escapedText : this.transpileExpression(node.expression);
-            var params_2 = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments, node.expression.expression);
-            return callPath_1 + "(" + params_2 + ")";
+            var params_3 = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments, node.expression.expression);
+            return callPath_1 + "(" + params_3 + ")";
         }
         // Handle super calls properly
         if (node.expression.kind == ts.SyntaxKind.SuperKeyword) {
             var callPath_2 = this.transpileExpression(node.expression);
-            var params_3 = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments, ts.createNode(ts.SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword));
-            return "self.__base.constructor(" + params_3 + ")";
+            var params_4 = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments, ts.createNode(ts.SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword));
+            return "self.__base.constructor(" + params_4 + ")";
         }
         var callPath = this.transpileExpression(node.expression);
         var params = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments);
@@ -584,6 +588,21 @@ var LuaTranspiler = /** @class */ (function () {
                 throw new TranspileError("Unsupported string function: " + expression.name.escapedText, node);
         }
     };
+    // Transpile a String._ property
+    LuaTranspiler.prototype.transpileStringExpression = function (identifier) {
+        var translation = {
+            fromCharCode: "string.char",
+            fromCodePoint: "utf8.char"
+        };
+        // TODO at check if compiler options is LUA 5.3
+        // should throw an exception if codepoint is used sub 5.3
+        if (translation[identifier.escapedText]) {
+            return "" + translation[identifier.escapedText];
+        }
+        else {
+            throw new TranspileError("Unsupported string property " + identifier.escapedText + ".", identifier);
+        }
+    };
     LuaTranspiler.prototype.transpileArrayCallExpression = function (node) {
         var expression = node.expression;
         var params = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments);
diff --git a/src/Transpiler.ts b/src/Transpiler.ts
index 5e421601e..a92d788e0 100644
--- a/src/Transpiler.ts
+++ b/src/Transpiler.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class LuaTranspiler {
 
     transpileImport(node: ts.ImportDeclaration): string {
         const importFile = this.transpileExpression(node.moduleSpecifier);
-        if (!node.importClause) {
+        if (!node.importClause || !node.importClause.namedBindings) {
             throw new TranspileError("Default Imports are not supported, please use named imports instead!", node);
         }
 
@@ -595,10 +595,15 @@ export class LuaTranspiler {
                 return this.transpileMathExpression(node.expression.name) + `(${params})`;
             }
 
+            if (ts.isIdentifier(node.expression) && node.expression.escapedText == "String") {
+                const params = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments);
+                return this.transpileStringExpression(node.expression.name) + `(${params})`;
+            }
+
             // Include context parameter if present
             let callPath = (expType && expType.symbol) ? `${expType.symbol.name}.${node.expression.name.escapedText}` : this.transpileExpression(node.expression);
             let params = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments, node.expression.expression);
-            
+
             return `${callPath}(${params})`;
         }
 
@@ -640,6 +645,23 @@ export class LuaTranspiler {
         }
     }
 
+    // Transpile a String._ property
+    transpileStringExpression(identifier: ts.Identifier): string {
+        const translation = {
+            fromCharCode: "string.char",
+            fromCodePoint: "utf8.char"
+        };
+
+        // TODO at check if compiler options is LUA 5.3
+        // should throw an exception if codepoint is used sub 5.3
+
+        if (translation[<string>identifier.escapedText]) {
+            return `${translation[<string>identifier.escapedText]}`;
+        } else {
+            throw new TranspileError(`Unsupported string property ${identifier.escapedText}.`, identifier);
+        }
+    }
+
     transpileArrayCallExpression(node: ts.CallExpression): string {
         const expression = <ts.PropertyAccessExpression>node.expression;
         const params = this.transpileArguments(node.arguments);